Thursday, May 1, 2008

Josée
Villeneuve was arrested by police Wednesday in Quebec City.(RCMP)

RCMP are recommending charges be
laid against a mother and a private investigator they say collaborated to
abduct the mother's 10-month-old daughter from Maple Ridge.

Josée Villeneuve, 34, was arrested Wednesday night in a Quebec City
apartment, and her daughter, Annabella, was also found safe, Ridge Meadows
RCMP, who are responsible for Maple Ridge, said Thursday morning. Police
said the mother is still in custody and will be charged with parental
abduction.

Police also arrested a Burnaby private investigator on Wednesday and
alleged she helped the mother catch a plane to Toronto. The private
investigator has since been released, and police said they have recommended
to Crown prosecutors she be charged with aiding and abetting the abduction
of a minor.

The father, Andrew Wong, who had sole custody of the child, first
notified police that his estranged wife had not returned their daughter home
on April 21, 2008.

Annabella Villeneuve was
found safe and sound in Quebec City Wednesday, police say.(RCMP)